Comparison, checked October 22, 2026
Therapist Aid vs Psychology Tools vs Offload
Therapist Aid is the pick for free, printable worksheets. Psychology Tools offers in-depth clinical resources in 70+ languages. Offload is built for between-session work: clients complete interactive tools in a free companion app, their answers come straight to you, and you can edit tools or build your own. One plan, unlimited clients, from $13.80 a month.
Cancel anytime. Free client companion app.
Therapist Aid
A large library of worksheets and activities, with a free plan.
- Best for
- Printable worksheets and children's resources
- Format
- PDF worksheets, browser activities, videos
- Price
- Free, or $9 a month for Professional
Psychology Tools
In-depth clinical resources, translated into 70+ languages.
- Best for
- Clinical depth and translated materials
- Format
- PDFs and web-based digital tools
- Price
- From $7 a month, billed annually
Offload
InteractiveInteractive tools clients complete in an app, with the answers sent to you.
- Best for
- Between-session work you can see
- Format
- Interactive tools in a client companion app
- Price
- $15 a month, or $13.80 a month billed yearly
Feature by feature
What each one offers a therapist, taken from their own websites on October 22, 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom of this page.
| Feature | Therapist Aid | Psychology Tools | Offload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan. Professional is $9 a month, or $75 a year ($6.25 a month). | Core $7, Professional $21 or Premium $35 a month, billed annually. No monthly billing. | $15 a month, or $13.80 a month billed yearly. Founding Member Price. |
| Free plan or trial | Yes: Free plan with printable worksheets, videos and articles. | Yes: 14-day free trial, no card needed. PDF downloads are not included in the trial. | Yes: 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime. |
| Clients included | No client accounts. Up to 20 interactive tools checked out to clients at a time (Professional). | Partly: Up to 5 active clients on Core, 25 on Professional, 50 on Premium. | Yes: Unlimited clients. No per-client charges. |
| Library | 500+ tools: worksheets, interactive activities, videos, plus audio and children's storybooks on Professional. | 500+ resources and 400+ digital tools, translated into 70+ languages. | 170+ interactive tools: exercises, journals, assessments, mini courses and videos across CBT, DBT, ACT and more. |
| Printable worksheets | Yes: Yes. Printable PDFs on the free plan, fillable PDFs on Professional. | Yes: Yes, 50 or 100 downloads a month on Professional and Premium. Not on Core. | No: No. Tools are completed on screen so the answers come back to you. |
| Clients complete work digitally | Partly: Fillable PDFs and browser activities on Professional. Activity responses are not saved. | Yes: Yes. Mobile-friendly digital tools, with responses saved automatically. | Yes: Yes. Interactive tools completed step by step in the client companion app. |
| Assign work to a client | Partly: Share a 5-character code for an interactive tool (expires after 3 weeks or 50 uses). Worksheets go by print or email. | Yes: Yes. Clients receive a secure invitation to the tools you assign. | Yes: Yes, in seconds. Pick a tool, choose one or more clients, done. |
| See client responses | No: No. Their site says interactive tool responses stay on the client's device and are not saved. | Yes: Yes. View submitted responses in your account, plus a client activity log. | Yes: Yes. Answers appear in each client's feed before your session, and you can comment on them. |
| Client app | No: No. Their help center says Therapist Aid does not have an app. | No: No app listed on their site as of October 2026. Clients use a browser on phone, tablet or computer. | Yes: Yes. Free client companion app. |
| Edit tools or create your own | Partly: Edit wording and add your logo on Word worksheets (Professional). | Partly: Some resources come in an editable format. Adding your own branding is not allowed. | Yes: Edit the wording and questions of library tools, or build your own tool from scratch. |
| Assessments and progress | No: No saved results or progress history, since activity responses are not stored. | Partly: Engagement dashboard across your caseload. Scales and measures are linked externally, not hosted. | Yes: Assessment results and mood check-ins appear in each client's feed, with a weekly mood chart. |
| Clinical guidance for therapists | Yes: Professional guides and articles alongside the tools. | Yes: Professional versions of resources with theory and guidance, plus Treatments That Work titles on Premium. | Partly: Psychoeducation is built into the tools for clients. Fewer in-depth guides written for therapists. |
| Privacy and compliance | Interactive tools run on the client's device and Therapist Aid does not collect what is typed into them. | UK GDPR and EU GDPR. HIPAA-aligned, with a BAA available. Choose UK, US, Canada or Australia data storage. | HIPAA & GDPR compliant. Encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256). |
Where Offload is different
Offload is built around the work clients do between sessions, and what you learn from it.
Assign in seconds
Pick a tool and choose one or more clients. Edit the wording first, or build your own tool from scratch.
Clients complete it in the app
Clients open the tool in the free client companion app and work through it step by step, in their own time.
Read responses before you meet
Completed tools land in your dashboard, so you walk into the session knowing what your client wrote.
Cancel anytime. Free client companion app.
Where the alternatives are strong
Both are well established and widely used. Here is what they do well.
Therapist Aid
- A free plan with printable worksheets, videos and articles.
- Professional costs $75 a year, the lowest paid price of the three.
- 500+ tools, including children's storybooks, audio and games on Professional.
- Editable Word worksheets you can add your logo to (Professional).
- Interactive tools run on the client's device, so their entries are not collected.
Psychology Tools
- 500+ resources and 400+ digital tools, in 70+ languages.
- Professional versions of resources, with theory and guidance for therapists.
- Treatments That Work titles from Oxford University Press on Premium.
- They report use by more than 80% of UK NHS Mental Health Trusts.
- A BAA on request, and a choice of UK, US, Canada or Australia data storage.
Which should you choose?
It depends on how you work with clients between sessions.
You mostly hand out worksheets in session
Choose Therapist Aid
Its free plan covers printable worksheets, and Professional adds fillable and editable versions for $75 a year. A good fit if paper works well for your clients.
You want clinical depth or resources in other languages
Choose Psychology Tools
Its therapist guidance, Treatments That Work titles and 70+ languages are its strengths. Plans are billed annually and cap active clients at 5, 25 or 50.
You want clients to do the work between sessions, and to see it
Choose Offload
Clients complete interactive tools in the free companion app and their answers land in your dashboard before you meet. Edit tools or build your own, add as many clients as you like, and pay monthly or yearly.
You like your printables and want between-session visibility
Use both
A worksheet library for handouts in the room and Offload for the work clients do at home sit well together. Start a 30-day free trial and see how it fits your practice.
Built by therapists, for therapists
Throughout development, we've consulted with over 40 therapists and coaches, from NHS counselling psychologists to private practitioners, alongside the help of our in-house therapist - Vicente Partida (MBACP) - uncovering numerous challenges they face in administering therapy worksheets and tools.
Donna Maria Bottomley
CBT & EMDR Therapist, BABCP
“I’m happy to direct my clients here. I've also been impressed with the team, they genuinely want to offer helpful tools and resources.”
Dr Harriet Mellotte
Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist, BABCP
“Its fabulous and has so much potential.”
Karen Lobo
NHS Mental Health Practitioner
“My favourite part is the Tools page, its friendly and the exercises are very good - the wording helps to orientate the client to the sessions and what to expect.”
Dr Megan McEwan
NHS Counselling Psychologist, BABCP
“I love it and especially like the psycho education - I often find clients forget, so its useful they can access it at any time.”
Try it with your next client
Assign a tool today and read the response before your next session. Start with a 30-day free trial.
Cancel anytime. Free client companion app.
Frequently asked questions
Is Therapist Aid free?
Therapist Aid has a free plan with printable worksheets, videos and articles. Its Professional plan adds fillable and editable worksheets, interactive tools you can share with clients by code, and ad-free browsing for $9 a month or $75 a year (checked October 2026).
How much does Psychology Tools cost?
Psychology Tools has three individual plans, all billed annually: Core at $7 a month (£5), Professional at $21 a month (£15) and Premium at $35 a month (£25). Core covers up to 5 active clients and no PDF downloads. There is a 14-day free trial with no card required (checked October 2026).
Can clients complete Therapist Aid worksheets online?
Partly. On the Professional plan you can share fillable PDFs and check out interactive tools to a client with a 5-character code. Therapist Aid says responses in its interactive tools never leave the client's device and are not saved, so you do not see them in the platform.
Can I see my clients' responses in Psychology Tools?
Yes. Psychology Tools lets you assign digital tools to clients, who complete them on a phone, tablet or computer. You can view submitted responses in your account and see a client activity log. Plans limit active clients to 5, 25 or 50.
What is a good Therapist Aid alternative for between-session work?
If you want clients to complete tools between sessions and want to see their answers before you meet, Offload is built for that. Clients use a free companion app, their responses appear in each client's feed, and one plan covers unlimited clients. Psychology Tools also lets you assign tools and view responses, with annual plans and client limits.
How much does Offload cost?
Offload has one plan: $15 a month, or $13.80 a month billed yearly, at the current Founding Member Price. It includes unlimited clients, the tool library and the free client companion app. It starts with a 30-day free trial, and you can cancel anytime.
Is Offload HIPAA and GDPR compliant?
Yes. Offload is HIPAA & GDPR compliant. Data is encrypted during transmission using TLS 1.2+ and at rest with AES-256, client information is stored with unique identifiers, and role-based access control limits who can see it.
Can I print Offload tools?
No. Offload tools are designed to be completed on screen, in the client companion app, so the answers come back to you. If you rely on paper handouts, a worksheet library like Therapist Aid or Psychology Tools may suit that part of your work, and some therapists use one alongside Offload.
Can I edit tools or create my own?
In Offload, yes. You can copy a library tool and change its wording and questions, or build a new tool from scratch with questions, multiple choice and text sections. Therapist Aid offers editable Word worksheets on Professional, and Psychology Tools offers some resources in an editable format.
Keep reading
- Browse the Offload tool libraryExercises, journals, assessments, mini courses and videos.
- AssessmentsAssign a test and see the result in the client's feed.
- CBT toolsThought records, cognitive distortions, behavioral activation and more.
- CBT worksheets: are digital versions any better?Paper versus interactive, and what changes for clients.
- Therapy homework: how to boost engagement between sessionsWhy homework goes uncompleted, and what helps.
- Knowing what is going on with clients before every sessionUsing between-session check-ins to prepare.
How we compared
We are Offload, so we have a stake in this comparison. To keep it fair, every statement about Therapist Aid and Psychology Tools comes from their own websites, checked on October 22, 2026. Products change, so please check the sources below for the latest details. If you spot something out of date, email edwin@offloadweb.com and we will fix it.
Therapist Aid
Therapist Aid and Psychology Tools are trademarks of their respective owners. Offload is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by either company. Prices are shown in US dollars unless stated and may not include tax.